Greatest Number of Traps

Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the
Lex, early '70s).

Anyone got just one?

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the
Lex, early '70s).

Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola,
1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for
Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or
Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days.

vince norris

In article ,
vincent p. norris wrote:

Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the
Lex, early '70s).

Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola,
1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for
Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or
Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days.

vince norris

1049? Man Vince, I knew you were my elder but wow!

Allen

On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:37:50 -0500, Allen
wrote:

In article ,
vincent p. norris wrote:

Since the thread's dragged out a bit now, I wonder if I've got the
fewest of anyone here who has any traps at all, with two (S2, on the
Lex, early '70s).

Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola,
1049-50, the last phase in Basic (before going to Corpus for
Advanced), was CQ, which ended with 6 traps aboard USS Wright or
Cabot. That was in SNJs, in those days.

vince norris

1049? Man Vince, I knew you were my elder but wow!

Preparing to support the invasion force of William the *******, no
doubt!!!!! ;-)

Bill Kambic

Didn't you have to CQ in flight training? When I was at Pensacola,
1049-50

1049? Man Vince, I knew you were my elder but wow!

Preparing to support the invasion force of William the *******, no
doubt!!!!! ;-)

Damn! That's the second time I've done that in just a couple of
weeks!

But with a name like Norris, derived (I'm told) from "Norseman," I
suppose I would have been on Bill's side, not Harry's.

vince norris

vincent p. norris wrote:

Didn't you have to CQ in flight training?

Naval Aviators did. I was a PAO (and a civilian pilot.)

--
John Miller
email domain: n4vu.com; username: jsm(@)

I know one person with just one trap. Major (USAF) Ron Markey. USS
Midway, circa 1970 in an S-2 with me in the right seat. Illegal but
factual. Now it can be told.

I know one person with just one trap. Major (USAF) Ron Markey. USS
Midway, circa 1970 in an S-2 with me in the right seat. Illegal but
factual. Now it can be told.

Did he shoot the approach, and if so, without any FCLPs? Or did you do
it from the right seat?

The ball had replaced the paddles by then, right?

vince

I ran him through a few FCLPs and he flew it from the left seat. Made
a fair approach considering his shakey knees.

Yes, the ball, mirror type, replaced the paddles. About 1958 I think
on all cept the "Happy Valley". Coincident with the angled deck mods.
aka 27 Charlie.